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package userinterface;
import ArenaSimulator.*;;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.*; // Open source library from www.xstream.codehaus.org

/**
 * This class manages the XStream XML interface for Evolen.
 */
public class XML {
    private XStream _xstream;
    private String _output;

    public XML() {
        _xstream = new XStream();
        _xstream.processAnnotations(Simulator.class);
    }
    
    public String getOutput() {
        return _output;
    }
    
    public void setOutput(String output) {
        _output = output;
    }

    public String writeString(Object object) {
        return _xstream.toXML(object);
    }

    public Object readString(String xmlString) {
        try {
            return _xstream.fromXML(xmlString);
        } catch(XStreamException e) {
            //throw new DeserializerException(e);
            //System.out.println(e.getMessage());
            //System.exit(1);
            _output = "EEML Error\n" + e.getMessage();
            //_output = "message";
        }
        return null;
    }
}